Ranjit Kumar Sinha v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; Cont. Case (Civil) No. 17 of 2024; Ranjit Kumar Sinha v. State of Jharkhand, officials of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Department (Secretary Manish Ranjan; Engineer-in-Chief Raghunandan Prasad Singh; SE Anil Kumar; EE Sunil Kumar; DAO Sushila Samad; AG (A&E) Raj Kumar Agarwal) and State of Bihar; decided 07.11.2025 by Justice Deepak Roshan. Contempt application disposed of: no contempt made out on para-9 of the Writ Court's order; liberty granted to file fresh writ application; pension already calculated to be extended forthwith; pending I.A. closed. No statute or precedent cited; no monetary quantum stated.
What did the court decide?
Instant contempt application disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh writ application, if so advised; pension already calculated and for which authorities issued to be extended to the petitioner forthwith, if not done so far; pending I.A., if any, closed.